A Reno Tale

Two years in the planning and we have FINALLY started.

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Week 34

Anna investigating the odd ball wiring in the garage.

Week 34

Some relief from all the white and beige pictures.  

Week 34

NOTE: This is week of May 29th to June 4th.
The electricians are here this week and now I am on a last minute hunt for lighting. So many decisions that should have been made long ago.  Hopefully, I can find something I like, if not, Anna will just put in generic fixtures in place for permit purposes. Linda has found some great lighting for her kitchen in a vintage store on Commercial drive and they were installed this week.


Week 33

I am actually a month behind on the blog, so Week 33 is actually the week of May 22, just the way it is.  We are reaching the tail end of things, a little bit here and there.  
The main floor bathroom is all tiled now, looks great.  I like Linda's choices on her floor, all in keeping with a heritage feel.  My floor is a more modern space. 



Thursday, June 30, 2011

Week 32

Ikea kitchens 101.
I think Will is secretly pleased that I am not involved in this project. He has done this before, I can tell, much faster without me asking why, why. The boxes are all assembled, the uppers and lowers are dry fit as they say, all in the blink of an eye.  Well, one day anyway. 




    




Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Week 32

I have asked Will if he would work with me to put my kitchen in and perhaps I'll learn something in the process. How hard can it be? The difference being he knows kitchens and it would take me forever. I arranged to take Wednesday morning off so I could see how he built the kick bases. Will says these bases kick ass over the Ikea ones.  Kick bases - bases kick, just noticed that. 
Best laid plans, due to excuse #4, he is on his own and I have opted to watch. 





Week 32

A couple of misc shots from upstairs.  In the first picture in the bottom left corner, there is a radiator laying on the floor. One heavy motha, have no idea how these are going to be taken out. They will reused on Linda's floor and the basement in the future. I will be changing to flat fin radiators. Two hot water and 2 electric for my floor. Long story, let's just say sometimes you have to make a quick decision and that is the one I came up with. It was  too expensive to move them to a new position and the two that are staying don't have to move.



Week 32

Aaaah, tiling has finally started. I am hoping to move upstairs soon as that is completed.   That is my plan anyway, had enough of the basement.  The nice weather is coming and I am living in unheated, unlit basement.  Starting to feel like a mole, not good for anybody I would think.  Work is continuing in Linda's bathroom shower, no tiling in there yet, but it is all slowly coming together.



Week 32

Busy, busy, busy.
Lots to report and lots of pictures and lots of excuses for why I am behind on the blog.
  1. It's too hot.
  2. It's too cold.
  3. I'm too tired
  4. Broke my two front teeth.
  5. Who has the time to blog everyday?
  6. Don't feel like it
  7. I'm hungry.
  8. Blurry eyes.
  9. My feet hurt.
This is the same list of excuses I use for my golf game, by the way.

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